Today's poem takes us to New Zealand on a rainy morning. Lose yourself in the colour and bird song of the mountains.

In today's Escape with a Poem, we travel to Ireland in search of rapture - and find it in unlikely places.

We're grateful to The Gallery Press for permission to feature Michael Coady's Letting Go from Oven Lane, 1987. Find out more at www.gallerypress.com

Leave today's grey weather behind and escape with a classic vision of the English countryside from Edward Thomas.

Let today's poem carry you away to a place in the sun, far from your everyday concerns.

Today's choice of poem was requested by a listener - appropriately enough!

Revisit this atmospheric classic by Walter de La Mare.

With today's poem, let us transport you to the glittering Aegean, in search of dolphins.

We're grateful to the author and Bloodaxe Books for permission to share this poem.

Today's choice of poem was influenced by the grey skies and a reflective mood. Join us to share a moment of thoughtfulness, reminiscence and solitude.

Today's poem captures something of the experience of an old-fashioned carnival, replete with strangeness and wonder.

Today's Escape with a Poem is the perfect choice as we head into the weekend and hopefully can look forward to a bit of a lie-in and a lazy breakfast.

Today's poem revisits a classic, with Wordsworth's take on a spring day. Recorded outside, you can enjoy birdsong alongside the poetry.